What could complete my reading life more than combining two of my biggest pleasures in an amalgamation of lipsmacking possibilities? Food and reading has been the two biggest passions that drive me through the hazards of life and this book sure did a fine job of ensuring my full attention.
Does anyone know the famous chef Julia Child, the home cook-turned-celebrity chef who took the world by storm with the rich decadence of none other than French cuisine? No? Well then, you have a lot more food-enriched reading ahead of you dear readers. If salivating over food porn is your kind of thing, the descriptions of food endlessly doused in butter and oozing creaminess will set you back in bliss.
In this funny, heart-warming memoir, the author relates to the reader how a cooking project she took upon herself following the famous cookbook by Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking (MtAoFC), enabled her to pull in the reins on her somewhat horrendous life. Through food, she bonded with family and friends, finding new meaning on what life could offer her.
Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell resolved to reclaim her life by cooking, in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary MtAoFC. Her unexpected reward: not just a newfound respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life - lived with gusto.
Much of my personal pleasure reading this book is in the author's direct honesty (peppered generously with the F word, not suitable for young chefs). She gives an insight on what it's really like to try and achieve something new in one's life. Incredibly beautiful, I give this memoir a major thumbs-up!
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